{"id":17206,"date":"2026-07-25T23:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17206"},"modified":"2026-07-25T23:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:00:07","slug":"mygenderdolls-with-swappable-genitalia-coming-to-schools-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17206","title":{"rendered":"MyGenderDolls with swappable genitalia coming to schools this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Transgender dolls will be accessible to Minnesota school children between the ages of four and 10 starting this fall as a result of a taxpayer-funded development program supported by <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6954249\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/tim-walz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gov. Tim Walz,<\/a> according to a report.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The MyGenderDolls, which were developed in part through the University of Minnesota\u2019s Early Innovation Fund, will be for use by &#8220;clinicians and educators&#8221; starting this year, the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6954250\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/25\/us-news\/taxpayer-funded-transgender-dolls-to-hit-classrooms-this-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">New York Post<\/a> first reported, citing the product&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The dolls, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6954251\" href=\"https:\/\/mygenderdolls.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">according to the website,<\/a> were &#8220;designed for gender diverse children ages 4\u201310.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6954252\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/sen-hawley-warns-unconscionable-billions-taxpayer-funds-flow-trans-kids-sex-changes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SEN HAWLEY WARNS IT WOULD BE &#8216;UNCONSCIONABLE&#8217; IF BILLIONS OF TAXPAYER FUNDS FLOW TO TRANS KIDS\u2019 SEX CHANGES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/university-of-minnesota-campus.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/university-of-minnesota-campus.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/university-of-minnesota-campus.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/university-of-minnesota-campus.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/university-of-minnesota-campus.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/university-of-minnesota-campus.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/university-of-minnesota-campus.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/university-of-minnesota-campus.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/university-of-minnesota-campus.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"university-of-minnesota-campus\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Washington Ave. bridge on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 2, 2022.<\/span> <span>(\u00a0)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">They come with <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6954253\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/topics\/toys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interchangeable accessories<\/a> and removable and swappable genitalia to help children &#8220;realize all the different options that exist for who they can be \u2014 regardless of their body parts,&#8221; University of Minnesota postdoctoral fellow Ben Parchem, Ph.D., said in a now-deleted article in the University of Minnesota Foundation&#8217;s magazine.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The dolls began as a research program in the University of Minnesota Medical School&#8217;s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6954254\" href=\"https:\/\/research.umn.edu\/units\/techcomm\/university-inventors\/innovation-investments\/past-awards#:~:text=We%20are%20developing%20an%20app%20to%20address,Family%20Medicine%20and%20Community%20Health%2C%20Twin%20Cities%3B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">spearheaded<\/a> by two members of the school&#8217;s faculty, Dianne Berg, PhD, and G. Nic Rider, PhD, both educators in the school&#8217;s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It\u2019s really important to address the belief, \u2018I\u2019m not a &#8216;real&#8217; boy because I don\u2019t have these private parts,\u2019 versus, \u2018I am a real boy, whatever my anatomy looks like,\u2019&#8221; Berg told the Foundation&#8217;s magazine in the now-deleted article.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It\u2019s about helping children develop tools to cope with messages in society that could lead to shame,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Berg_Rider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Berg_Rider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Berg_Rider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Berg_Rider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Berg_Rider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Berg_Rider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Berg_Rider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Berg_Rider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Berg_Rider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Diane Berg, PhD and G. Nic Rider, PhD, LP, faculty members of the University of Minnesota's Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and co-creators of the MyGenderDolls\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Diane Berg, PhD and G. Nic Rider, PhD, LP, faculty members of the University of Minnesota&#8217;s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and co-creators of the MyGenderDolls<\/span> <span>(University of Minnesota&#8217;s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6954255\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/virginia-school-district-sued-over-alleged-policy-keeping-students-gender-transitions-hidden-from-parents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>VIRGINIA SCHOOL DISTRICT SUED OVER ALLEGED POLICY OF KEEPING STUDENTS&#8217; GENDER TRANSITIONS HIDDEN FROM PARENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;MyGender Dolls\u00a0began as an idea of the Institute for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6954256\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/reproductive-health\/sexual-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sexual and Gender Health<\/a> psychologist, Rachel Becker-Warner, PsyD. NCGSH Co-Director, Dianne Berg, PhD, and Communications Specialist, Ashley Finch, have been hard at work developing the dolls to be used as a therapeutic tool for transgender and gender diverse children. The concept is similar to classic paper dolls; kids can select bodies, genitals, clothes, and other accessories as a way to visualize their anatomy and genders,&#8221; a now deleted 2024 summary of the project from the University of Minnesota&#8217;s Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health read.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The project is one of many pro-transgender state-funded efforts under Walz, according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In 2023, the University of Minnesota\u2019s Eli Coleman Institute for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6954257\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/reproductive-health\/sexual-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sexual and Gender Health<\/a> (ISGH) presented Walz with the Distinguished Sexual and Gender Health Champion Award &#8220;for his outstanding efforts in protecting sexual and reproductive health care (PRO Act, HF 1) and gender-affirming health care (Executive Order 23-03) in Minnesota,&#8221; the school wrote in its annual report in 2023.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6954258\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/walz-post-calling-scotus-girls-sports-ruling-cruel-backfires-online-critics-reveal-whats-even-crueler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WALZ POST CALLING SCOTUS GIRLS&#8217; SPORTS RULING &#8216;CRUEL&#8217; BACKFIRES ONLINE AS CRITICS REVEAL WHAT&#8217;S EVEN CRUELER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Of the three faculty members presenting him his award, one was Rider, a co-creator of MyGenderDolls.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/343\/192\/walz-minnesota-fraud-whistleblower-smear-campaign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/686\/384\/walz-minnesota-fraud-whistleblower-smear-campaign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/672\/378\/walz-minnesota-fraud-whistleblower-smear-campaign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1344\/756\/walz-minnesota-fraud-whistleblower-smear-campaign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/931\/523\/walz-minnesota-fraud-whistleblower-smear-campaign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1862\/1046\/walz-minnesota-fraud-whistleblower-smear-campaign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/720\/405\/walz-minnesota-fraud-whistleblower-smear-campaign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1440\/810\/walz-minnesota-fraud-whistleblower-smear-campaign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1200\/675\/walz-minnesota-fraud-whistleblower-smear-campaign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz fields questions on Feb. 3, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Walz has been a champion of transgender ideology throughout his tenure as governor.<\/span> <span>(Stephen Maturen\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital contacted Walz&#8217;s office, MyGenderDolls, Rider, the University of Minnesota and the school&#8217;s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health for added comment.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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